IBM (often referred to as 'Big Blue') and cloud storage company Box have formed a partnership which will united Box’s cloud-based collaboration products and IBM's analytics and social solutions. The partnership will allow Box to leverage IBM's global footprint and the two companies will cooperate in a bid to "combine the best-in-class technologies and resources of both companies to transform work in the cloud".
The two organizations will merge products and services and establish a range of solutions that focus on particular business sectors. Both companies will market the solutions and developers will be permitted to "integrate Box APIs into enterprise apps and web services." Specifically, the organizations will cooperate in a number of key areas. Box will integrate IBM's enterprise content management and Watson Analytics will be able to be applied to data stored in Box accounts. Box and IBM's social collaboration solutions will also be integrated, while IBM will allow developers to integrate Box APIs on the IBM Bluemix developer cloud.
“This partnership will transform the way work is done in industries and professions that shape our experience every day," explained IBM Analytics' Senior Vice President, Bob Picciano. "The impact will be felt by experts and professionals in industries such as healthcare, financial services, law, and engineering who are overwhelmed by today’s digital data and seek better solutions to manage large volumes of information more intelligently and securely. The integration of IBM and Box technologies, combined with our global cloud capabilities and the ability to enrich content with analytics, will help unlock actionable insights for use across the enterprise.”
Do you know of any other industry players forming partnerships? Let us know the details. Add your comments below.
